Lever-buckle.



G. E. SMITH.

LEVER BUCKLE. v APPLIOATION FILLD MAR. 25. 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

witnesses In the parties "buckle frame 1.

ii i ll Ihh CLARENCE is.

MFG. COMPANY,

NECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent' SMITH. OF NEW BRITAIN. CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNOR T NORTH & JUDID (3? NEW BRITAIN. CONNECTICUT, A CORPOBATIGN OF CON- LEL ER "BUCKLE.

'IPnoenterl Nov. 23, 1909.

Application filed March 25, 19%. Serial No. 485,68fi.

To all whom may ooncorn:

Be it known that l, C-mnnscn E. SMITH, :1 citizen ol' the United btuteggrcsnhng it New Britain. county oi" llni'l'ioi-(l, State of Connecticut, have invented c rtnin new and 1 useful linpi'oienmIts in llmvenlinclilcs, of \YlHCll the lollovnng is s :tnll, clear, and er; not (llfsclipl'lon.

My invention relates to lllllill'OVQlliGlllS in that class of buckles used on belts and provnlcs a means \YllCl'Oli) straps ot' vnryingi thicknesses may he held. thus doing away with the nnsznisiactory and. expensive plan of turnishii'igspecial buckles to suit each p21 -ticulm: case. l the sccompmiying drawings, have illustrated my invention in conneuion with a lEllChllC ol' the cum ever tyne, and in Soi drawings, l ignrc l. a long inlhml section oi. the hnclilc showing n strap connected therewith and in open. e poo .ion. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the buckle with strap detached. is a rear elevation. Fig. l is a detail-t n View of the com lever Fig. 5 is an edge elevation of the'ssinc is tall. Fig. 6 is at cross section of the frame on the line'X-X 'l igl 1, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing the cam lever in end elevation.

l rc'iresents the frame or hozly of the buckle, the 811K118 being of .sny'suitsbls shape and capable of any desired ornamentation, this being the exposed part of the buckle. hir form shown, the franisl is of rec-tan llZlI' outline :inrl' is provided with the intermediate cross-bar 1".

2 is the cam lever. This cam lever is suitably hinged to the back of the frame. In the mrticnlsr form shown, pivot lugs 2 are provided at opposite sides of the cam lever, said lufis being arranged to take into xarfomtcd curs N 1 at the haul; of the The csin lever may struck up from sheet. metal and is bent; into angular form, as best seen in Fig, 5, to pro vide the tail portion 2 and the gripping portion 33 are slits formed in the forward part of the corn lever, said slits entering at each end of the gripping edge 2.

l is a transverse slot at the rear operating end of the cam lever, which is preferably provided whereby one end 5 of a belt may be permanently secured thereto.

Having thus described in a general way the preferred form of my invention, the operation will be readily seen. When it is desi'tz-cd to fasten the belt, the free end 5 of the belt is passed through the space between the cross bar 1 and the cum lever 52, the

latter being swung hack in such a position. as

to allord h ee clearance between the gripping edge of saiml lever and the under side. of saicl cross-bar 1 The free end. 5 of the belt is likewise passed between the rear of theframe ancl tie end 5 of the belt. soon as the desired tension has been applied, the lever 2 is swung into the position indicated in Fig. 1, wherein the clamping edge 2 will pinch the belt between it and the inside of the cross-bar l. Inasmuch as the clamping edge 2 is casricd. by s yielding portion of. the cam le' er between the pivots 2 --2 it is clear that belts of varying thickness may be employed. The clamping edge may he plain, as shown, or of Well-known sen The bar i abutment to cohperste with the clamping portion 2* the cam lever.

Whatlclsim is: y

1. ln s buckle of the cam. levsrtypc, a frame, a pivotslly mounted cam lever having slits therein, and a yielding strap clamp ing tongue between said slits and substan- In a buckle of the character described, 10 tially vin line with the axis of rotation of a sheet metal cam lever having slits therein said pivotally mounted cam lever. and having a yielding strap clamping por- 2; In a buckle of the cam lever type, a tion between said slits.

5 frame having a strap clamping abutment, a CLARENCE E SMITH lever having slits therein and pivoted to said frame, a yielding strap clamping p0r-. Witnesses:

tion between said slits coiiperating with said i PETER F. ODONNELL, abutment substantially as described. l EDWARD HQFFMAN. 

